Image Title	Commencement 1st 1895
Creator	Unknown
Description	Old Main 2nd floor Assembly Hall decorated in the first college colors, silver and sage, for the 1895 graduation ceremony. There is an American Flag, The class motto is emblazoned on the back wall and reads, "In Struggle, Reward", a piano in the corner and a podium in the front of the room underneath the flag. The ceremony began at 10:30 in the morning, a half hour late, but the room was crowded. The first class consisted of three graduates: Charles Oma Rouse, Mercedes Anna Shibell, and Mary Flint Walker.
Subject	Graduation ceremonies Universities & colleges
Date	1895
Time Period	1890-1899
Geographic Subject or Location Depicted	Tucson (Ariz.) ; Univeristy of Arizona
Object Type	Photographs
Original Collection	University of Arizona Photograph Collection
Item Number	Commencement 1895-1943-a ; N-2158
Format	JPEG
Restrictions	Permission to use must be obtained from the University of Arizona, Special Collections
Filename	azu_uap_1st_Commencement_1895-1943-a_Old_2nd_Floor_Assembly_Hall.jpg